Help us maintain this estate from 1354, once owned by the Templar

Estados Unidos

4

Overall, my husband & I enjoyed our time with Raymond/Ilaria. I think it's important to state that the work is demanding & requires heavy lifting or some "dirty work", come prepared. It took a few days to get comfortable in the place, but once I was doing something I knew I could do, I felt better about the experience. To note - the closest cafe is a 20 min walk through the wooded trail (beautiful walk). The closest grocery is 40 mins. We didn't have a car and relied on Raymond to go to town for us to join him (only happened a few times). I recommend a car. The other workers were great too.

12 meses atrás

Estados Unidos

4

The beautiful Podere Sasso was built in 1354 with several iterations of restoration and/or updating over many years. With that, it was a great place to learn or improve multiple skill sets as there is always work to be done. My wife and I really enjoyed the experience, but unfortunately did not get to see many projects completed in the end. Focusing on long-term care projects to benefit the future of the property would have been so rewarding.

12 meses atrás

Brasil

3

I recommend the place for couples or broke, as a single traveler I fell isolated and alone, the hosts leave the house for days, no others volunteers, many days alone, far from city. Also be sure to have internet on your phone (buggy internet at house) and you must know how to cook. I felt disapointted because the owner only check for results of my job, no clear instructions, he said that I must look for youtube videos, but the only way to learn stuff is doing, not watching youtube videos. Problably I had bad luck in the period I were there. Room is good, Ilaria is an amazing cooker, Ray is fun

1 ano atrás

Estados Unidos

4

We had a great time at Podere Sasso. Ilaria's cooking was absolutely amazing and we had so many fun experiences. The pizza party in their pizza oven with professional pizza chefs was definitely a highlight and an amazing cultural experience. We also loved meeting all the other volunteers. Raymond is a relaxed and fun host and is respectful of your hours. We had a great time making videos for him.

1 ano atrás

Reino Unido

4

I had a good time working at this project, the hosts were very friendly and welcoming and I was lucky enough to enjoy some lovely home cooked meals during my stay.

mais de 1 ano atrás

Estados Unidos

4

I had a good time working here! The host family is very nice. The cooking was great and it was a nice way to meet other travelers. This was a good first Worldpackers experience for me overall.

mais de 1 ano atrás

Croácia

5

The experience here was great, place is beautiful and the host is great. Would recommend.

mais de 1 ano atrás

Estados Unidos

5

I had a wonderful experience at the home. From the hosts to the volunteers to the locals, everybody I met made an unforgettable impact. Raymond and Ilaria truly made the villa feel like a home away from home, so much so I ended up staying an additional week. The work is tiring but definitely doable and is rewarded with Ilarias incredible cooking. Highly recommended.

quase 2 anos atrás

Uruguai

5

Despite the fact that this has been my fifth experience it doesn't mean that it's been less challenging or interesting than the previous ones, totally the opposite... I never imagined having transformed an unexploited area into an amazing and unique garden also carefully preserving its natural elements. Added to this, both Raymond and Ilaria his wife are super respectful and polite with spontaneous smiles always ready to make feel everybody quite comfortable. There's another relevant aspect to be mentioned: Ilaria prepares the best Italian food I've ever tasted.

quase 2 anos atrás

Chile

1

No fue lo que esperaba, a pesar de que nos advirtieron que no había calefacción las instalaciones fueron bastante precarias, en términos de limpieza era bastante sucio y para 9 personas que fuimos en un momento había solo un baño que se podía ocupar, lo que era bastante incómodo. El lugar es muy alejado y no es fácil acceder a buses para ir a pueblos para conocer, por lo que los días libres no había mucho que hacer. Además había una voluntaria ilegal que constantemente hizo la experiencia cada vez más desagradable, hablaba a las espaldas de otros y daba órdenes que no le correspondían.

mais de 1 ano atrás

Raymond respondeu

I would stipulate that we left you the apartment in a spotless condition. It is up to the helpers to maintain their areas clean.
There are actually 2 bathrooms, though it seems no-one wanted to use the shower in the bathtub in the second bathroom.
As far as the heating, the living room was constantly at a minimum of 20º. I checked with you every 2 days, asking if the bedroom was OK, to which you always replied yes.
I had offered that you move the bed into the living room before you arrived, but since you insisted that you were comfortable, that was not necessary.

There were actually 7 helpers during one of the weeks using the 2 bathrooms, including yourselves.
All the rooms have their own bathrooms, but due to a broken pipe we asked the helpers in one wing not to use their bathrooms.
You would have had your own bathroom if it was not for the fact that we allowed 2 helpers to stay an extra 10 days, as their host contracted covid, and another helper asked to stay an extra week. Otherwise there would have been 2 people per bathroom.
If you had a problem, you should have communicated. I constantly asked to check everything was OK. I believe what people tell me, and am not clairvoyant

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